Ireland
IP and IT


copyright 1997 Donald M. Cameron, Aird & Berlis


Contents


Software-Related Patents

Statutes

The Irish Patents Act, 1992, brought the provisions of Irish patent law into conformity with those of the EPC. Section 9 of the Irish Patents Act corresponds with Article 52 of the EPC .

Regulations

The Irish Patents Office does not examine applications for novelty or inventive step. It is the responsibility of the applicant to amend the application to take account of any relevant prior art.

Case Law

There is no case law that deals specifically with the patentability of software.


Chip Protection

Ireland has implemented the EPC Regulations for the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products, 1988-1991.


Acknowledgements

Thanks to F.R. Kelly & Co., 27 Clyde Road, Dublin, Ireland


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